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Market for Respiratory Equipment and Disposables, 4th Edition now available at ReportsnReports

The market for respiratory disposables and reusable accessories is currently witnessing dynamic changes, thus making it one of the most important device sectors. The market factors influencing demand are the same globally. These include the aging of the population, technological trends and government regulation and fiscal policy .
This Kalorama Information report, The World Market for Respiratory Equipment and Disposables represents Kalorama's latest analysis of this dynamic medical device segment. Included in this global report are market estimates and forecasts for the following segments:
Inhalers
Metered Dose Inhalers
Dry Powder Inhalers
Spacers
Nebulizers
Airway Management Devices
Endotracheal Tubes
Tracheostomy Tubes
Nasopharyngeal Catheters
Nasal Cannulae
Emergency Airways
Airway Masks
Oxygen Masks
Pulmonary Resuscitators
Resuscitator Masks
Positive Airway Pressure Devices
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices
CPAP Mask Accessories
Bi-Level CPAP Devices
Bi-Level Device Accessories
Mechanical Ventilators
Critical Care Ventilators
Portable Ventilators
Disposable Ventilators
Reusable Ventilators
Anaesthesia Ventilator Circuits
Oxygen Systems
Humidifiers
Heated Humidifier Disposable Reservoirs
Heated Humidifier Reusable Reservoirs
Disposable Heat/Moister Exchangers (HMEs) in Portable Ventilators
Pass-Over Humidifiers
Disposable HMEs in Anesthesia Ventilators
Respiratory Measurement Devices
Pulse Oximetry Sensors
Capnographs
Spirometers
Peak Flow Meters
Within each segment, historical unit sales and dollar volume are provided. Projections are provided to 2015. Competitive market share is also provided by leading competitor for the base year of 2009.
The report covers not only market estimates and forecasts in these categories and sub categories within, but also addresses the trends affecting the market today. Variations in product specifications, regulatory approval processes, distribution requirements and reimbursement policies require equipment suppliers to tailor their approach.
Respiratory Market Trends
The key factors affecting the industry are:
Regulatory Changes : The Montreal protocol enacted in 2005 addressed the effect of CFCs on the depletion of the ozone layer. The subsequent reduction in greenhouse gases resulted in the ban of CFCs in 2008 and impacted the demand for HFA-based inhalers after 2008. Hence CFC based inhalers were replaced by HFAs (hydrofloro alkanes).
Increased Research and Development Efforts : New innovative products are in the development pipeline, including combination agents that will reduce the usage of single use and multiple dose agents and provide better patient convenience and compliance. These new products will also reduce the volume consumption for certain single use agents. Equipment manufacturers are now focusing on total patient management by offering remote monitoring features to the devices. The product differentiation primarily is focused on faster, smaller, lighter and more user friendly devices that offer remote patient management capabilities
Demographic Shifts: There will be an increase in number of people over 65 years. This trend will lead to greater use of home care and respiratory therapies. Also, an increase in life expectancy will continue to increase the life time value of customers for companies in the respiratory disposables industry. The respiratory equipment and disposables industry is expected to continue to experience favorable demographics due to the aging of the population. The number of Americans aged 65 or older is expected to increase to 45 million by 2012, 54 million by 2020 and 70 million by 2030. All in all, the current market dynamics will reshape the respiratory disposables and reusable accessories market significantly.
Increased Home Care Products: Home care is expected to increase in popularity among the Medicare eligible patient population. This development is expected to result in increased cost savings for insurance firms and increased demand for home based respiratory equipments. Technological advances have made medical equipment increasingly adaptable for use in the home. Current hospital procedures often allow for earlier patient discharge, thereby lengthening recuperation periods outside of the traditional institutional setting. Continuing medical advances prolong the lives of adults and children, increasing the demand for home medical care equipment.
Health Care Cost Containment: Expenditures in the US on health care surpassed $2.3 trillion in 2008, more than three times the $714 billion spent in 1990, and over eight times the $253 billion spent in 1980.
Distribution Channels: The home health equipment manufacturers continuously come up with new ways of reaching their end users. The distribution network for products has expanded to include not only specialized home health care providers and extended care facilities, but also retail drug stores, surgical supply houses, rental, hospital and HMO-based stores, home health agencies, mass merchandisers, direct sales and the internet. Internet based dealers now account for 10% of respiratory equipment sales. Products found on the internet are often priced at a 25% to 30% discount. The internet dealer market space is expected to continue to grow in popularity.
A Note About Methodology
The market forecast in the current report is calculated by bottom-up approach (i.e. taking into account the number of patients in each market and multiplying the number of patients by average unit price for each equipment). In addition, the average refill rate for some disposable equipment is calculated based on epidemiological studies conducted by the hospitals/clinics and researchers.The differences in the numbers in 2008 report and the current report is that the current report has bottom-up approach versus 2008 report that had numbers derived from third-party discussions.
Disclaimer
Kalorama has a decade of experience reporting on respiratory markets and while many top companies in this industry use Kalorama for business planning, we have found a divergent range of opinions about units and dollars of various products sold in the market. Kalorama has carefully considered opinions from many in the industry as well as examined data from various company and government sources. The report reflects Kalorama Information's estimate for the respiratory equipment and disposables market. Kalorama's estimate is based on the methodology above. Purchase of this report represents a purchase of Kalorama's research efforts and our analyst estimate and opinion in order to supplement one's understanding of this market. We are not privy to the research methodology of other publishers and will not address questions including those that involve comparisons to other market research publishers or the company's internal research. Purchase of the report does not include consulting or assistance. Kalorama will not engage in discussions outside the specific material already covered in the report after purchase. Once content is viewed this report purchase should be considered final.
Each update of this report reflects a new research effort and thus there will be variations between this report and the 2008 edition.

Table Of contents
CHAPTER ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. Size and Growth of the Market
a) Market Size
b) Market Growth
1.2. Market Trends
1.2.1. Regulatory Changes
1.2.2. Increased Research and Development Efforts
1.2.3. Demographic Shifts
1.2.4. Increased Home Care Products
1.2.5. Health Care Cost Containment
1.2.6. Increasing dominance of low cost competitors
1.2.7. Distribution Channels
1.3. Industry Structure and Competitiveness: Strategic Perspective
1.3.1. Strategic Brief
1.3.2. Industry Structure
1.4. Leading Industry Challenges
1.4.1. Early Hospital Discharge
1.4.2. Preferred Vendor Model
1.4.3. Consolidation
1.4.4. Reduced Reimbursements for Home Care
1.5. Scope and Methodology
1.6. Reasons for doing the study

CHAPTER TWO: RESPIRATORY DISEASES OVERVIEW
 2.1 Background
2.2. Leading Respiratory Complications
2.2.1. Asthma
a) What is Asthma?
b) Causes
c) Epidemiology
d) Prevalence rates in Developed Countries
e) Prevalence rates in Developing Countries:
f) Economic Burden of Asthma
g) Treatment
2.2.2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)
a) What is COPD?
b) Causes
c) Epidemiology
d) Treatment
2.2.3. Cystic Fibrosis
a) What is Cystic Fibrosis
b) Epidemiology
2.3. Respiratory Diseases and Treatment Patterns

CHAPTER THREE:INHALERS
 3.1. Background
3.2. Inhalers: Usage Patterns
3.3. Drugs Delivered by Inhalers
3.4. Inhalers: Types
3.4.1. Metered Dose Inhalers
3.4.2. Dry Powder Inhalers
3.5. Inhalers: Product Comparison
3.5.1. Metered Dose Inhalers
3.5.2. Dry Powder Inhalers
3.5.3. Diskus DPI (Advair, GlaxoSmithKline)
3.5.4. Rotahaler (Advair, GlaxoSmithKline)
3.5.5. Diskhaler (Serevent, GlaxoSmithKline)
3.6. Inhaler Accessories: Spacers
3.7. Pricing
3.7.1. Metered Dose Inhaler
3.7.2. Dry Powder Inhalers
3.8. The Market
3.8.1. Prescribers
3.8.2. End Users
3.8.3. Channels of Distribution
3.8.4. Sales in Units
3.8.5. Sales in Dollar Volume
3.8.6. Leading Competitors

CHAPTER FOUR: NEBULIZERS
 4.1. Background
4.2. Drugs delivered by Nebulizers
4.3. Nebulizers: Usage Patterns
4.3.1. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
4.3.2. Cystic Fibrosis
4.3.3. Other Pulmonary Deficiencies
4.4. Nebulizer Types
4.4.1. Jet/Pneumatic Nebulizer
4.4.2. Ultrasonic Nebulizers
4.4.3. Micropump Nebulizers
4.5. Nebulizers: Product Advantages and Disadvantages
a) Advantages
b) Disadvantages
4.5.1 Product Improvisations
4.6. Nebulizer Accessories
4.6.1. Compressors
4.6.2. Compressor Air Intake Filters
4.6.3. Outflow Filters
4.6.4. T-Pieces
4.6.5. Medication Cups
4.6.6. Aerosol Masks and Corrugated Plastic Hoses
4.6.7. Reservoirs
4.7. Pricing
4.7.1. Pricing
4.7.2. Medicare Reimbursement
4.8. The Market
4.8.1. End Users
4.8.2. Worldwide and U.S. Sales
4.8.3. Leading Competitors

CHAPTER FIVE: AIRWAY AND MASK DEVICES
 5.1. Background
5.2. Airway and Mask Devices: Usage Patterns
5.3 Airway Devices: Types
5.3.1. Endotracheal Tubes
a) Usage Patterns
b) Types
5.3.2 Tracheostomy Tubes
5.3.3. Nasopharyngeal Catheters
5.3.4. Nasal Cannulae
5.3.5. Emergency Airways
Mask Devices
5.4.1. Oxygen Masks
5.4.2. Anesthesia Masks
5.5. Resuscitators
5.5.1. Pulmonary Resuscitators
a) Exhaled Air Pulmonary Resuscitators
b)Manual Pulmonary Resuscitators
c)Gas-Powered Pulmonary Resuscitators
5.6. Airway and Mask Devices: Product Advantages and Disadvantages
a) General Advantages
b) General Disadvantages
5.7. Pricing
5.7.1. Endotracheal Tubes
5.7.2. Tracheostomy Tubes
5.7.3. Nasopharyngeal Catheters
5.7.4. Nasal Cannulae
5.7.5. Emergency Airways
5.7.6. Resuscitators
5.8. The Market
5.8.1. Market Segments
a) Endotracheal Tubes
b) Tracheostomy Tubes
c) Nasopharyngeal Catheters
d) Nasal Cannulae
e) Emergency Airways
f) Oxygen Masks and Oxygen Tubing
g) Anesthesia Masks
h) Pulmonary Resuscitators
5.8.2. Sales by Unit Volume
a) Endotracheal Tubes
b) Tracheostomy Tubes
c) Nasopharyngeal Catheters
d) Nasal Cannulae
e) Emergency Airways
f) Oxygen Masks and Tubing
g) Pulmonary Resuscitators
h) Resuscitator Masks
5.8.3. Sales by Dollar Volume
a) Endotracheal Tubes
b) Tracheostomy Tubes
c) Nasopharyngeal Catheters
d) Nasal Cannulae
e) Emergency Airways
f) Oxygen Masks and Tubing
g) Pulmonary Resuscitators
h) Resuscitator Masks
5.9. Leading Competitors
a) Endotracheal Tubes
b) Tracheostomy Tubes and Cannulae
c) Emergency airway devices and Oxygen masks
d) Pulmonary Resuscitators and Accessories

CHAPTER SIX: POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE DEVICES
 6.1. Background
6.2. Positive Airway Pressure Devices: Usage Patterns
6.2.1. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
6.2.2. Mixed Sleep Apnea
6.2.3. Central Sleep Apnea
6.3. Positive Airway Pressure: Product Types
6.3.1. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices
6.3.2. Bi-Level Devices
6.4. Positive Airway Pressure Devices: Advantages and Disadvantages
6.5. Positive Airway Pressure devices: Product Accessories
6.5.1. Plastic Tubing
6.5.2. Gross-Particle Intake Filters
6.5.3. Small-Particulate Intake Filters
6.5.4. Headgear and masks
6.5.5. Humidifiers
6.6. Pricing
6.6.1. CPAP and Bi-Level Machines
6.6.2. Accessories
6.7. The Market
6.7.1. End Users
6.7.2. Sales by Channel
6.7.3. Sales by Unit Volume
a) CPAP Devices
b) Bi-Level Devices
CPAP/Bi-Level Device accessories
6.7.4. Sales by Dollar Volume
6.7.5. Leading Competitors

CHAPTER SEVEN: MECHANICAL VENTILATORS
 7.1. Background
7.2. Mechanical Ventilators: Usage Patterns
7.3. Mechanical Ventilators: Types
7.3.1. Portable Ventilators
7.3.2. Critical-Care Ventilators
7.3.3. Anesthesia Ventilators
7.3.4. Transport Ventilators
7.4. Pricing
7.4.1. Portable and Transport Ventilators
7.4.2. Critical-Care Ventilators
7.4.3. Anesthesia Ventilators
7.5. Ventilator Accessories
7.5.1. Heated Humidifiers and Humidifier Tubing
7.5.2. Heat/Moisture Exchangers
7.5.3. Filters
7.5.4. Water Traps
7.5.5. Positive-End Expiratory Pressure Valves
7.5.6. Nebulizer Supply Lines
7.5.7. Spirometers
7.5.8. Face Masks
7.6. The Market
7.6.1. Critical-Care, Portable, and Transport Ventilator Patients
7.6.2. Anesthesia Ventilator Patients
7.6.3. Critical-Care Ventilators
7.6.4. Portable and Transport Ventilators
7.6.5. Anesthesia Ventilators
7.7. Sales by Unit Volume
7.7.1. Critical-Care ventilators and Breathing Circuits
7.7.2. Portable and Transport ventilators and Breathing Circuits
7.7.3. Anesthesia ventilators and Breathing Circuits
7.8. Sales by Dollar Volume
7.8.1. Critical-Care Ventilator and Breathing Circuits
7.8.2. Portable and Transport Ventilator Circuits
7.8.3. Anesthesia Ventilators and Circuits
7.9. Leading Competitors
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